Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-01-21
ANIMAL, TRAINING.
EXPERIMENT $ WITH HORSES, DOGS,
PIGS AND ELEPHANTS.
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People who 90 to the CT rcus and
see horses, elephants, MOI keys and
the like perform wonder ful tricks
must often ask tn emsely es how the
animals are taug at to d o them. y
writer in the MdtiR, h aving inter
viewed several circus celebrities,
undertakes to satisfy their curiosl-
~. VI. Loyal, who Ii as been ring
master of the leadiDG: Paris circus
for 32 years, supple - interesting
information concern ing horses
"The horse,T he say $, contrary to
general beIef, is tb g most stupid
animal OF. earth. II has only one
faculty-memOry. iou must teach
him his exerci ses vii h the cavesson
aud the long whip. Having forced
them into his head you must use
the short whip when he resists and
give hlm ?. carrot " hen he 0beys.
Whips an d carrots form the secret
of the ira iner. The horse must he
from five TO seven years old be-
fore tba t age he is too spirited,
after il his muscles are not elastic
enough The first thing to do Is
TO accU stom your horse to the ring,
to max @ him run round regularly,
and II zen to stop at given signal.
To ac complish this the animal is
brOul .ht into the ring. The trailer
holdl in his lett hand tether,
whiC III is passed into the cavesson,
XII nd of iron crescent armed with
sha RI points fixed Oh the nose OF
the, horse; in his right hand he
no Ids a long whip. Behind the an
10 lal an assistant with stout short
whip, is posted. The trainer calls
on the horse TO start, and, pulling
his tether and smacking his long
whip, forces him to gallop round.
, If he refuses, the assistant uses his
} whip also if he is obedient, he is
rewarded with carrot. TO make
him stop short, the trainer cracks
his long whip again, while the as
sistant with his short whip throws
. himself suddenly in front OF the
animal, and the result is obtained"
q NJ. Loyal tells us that "the horse
Q has great objection to kneellng or
d living down at any moment. This
feat is taught by means of iron
/, bracelets placed on his ankles ard
q. attached to a tethcr held by the
t trainer, who, b, sudden jerks or
e pulls as he is moving makes him
G fall or kneel. The animal rel mem.
c bers the lessons, and, by di Mt OF
Q whip and carrot, ultimately per.
$ forms them at the mere col nmand
r OF the trainer. The horse is taught
to dance TO music in the sa me way
with the foot bracelets" AS regards
Y the learned horse, who ope rs boxes
. and takes articles out of Gem, her,
Y is how the animal is trailed to d,
= it f.: 81 first get carrot, ;" says vi
+ Loyal. 81 place it in box.
:. then lead the horse TO the box. r.
:, smells the carrot, lifts p the lid q
o the box with his nose and takes on
y the vegetable, which he is allo Se,
g to eat. The next da,J, before LEI
k ting the horse free, show hi
a handkerchief full of Iran. lie AXE
it and tries to eatit then let hir
loose. He runs to the box, lDut-
e bitter deception-it is empty. Th
p day after I resume the exc tcis,
m but thus time the horse Gnd - th
e handkerchief with the bran iu I'll
70 box. He takes it ont, an a | "
d ward him with carrot. Id ecrea,
the amount of bran in the b andke
chief every day, until in Il &c end
IS put merely the handKeIchi eff in Il
" box. The horse brings it to n